IP Verse

Vmp-Like Sequences Of Pathogenic Borrelia - EP1589109

The patent EP1589109 was granted to Board OF Regents on Apr 12, 2017. The application was originally filed on Feb 20, 1997 under application number EP05010338A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Revoked".

EP1589109

BOARD OF REGENTS
Application Number
EP05010338A
Filing Date
Feb 20, 1997
Status
Revoked
Nov 1, 2019
Grant Date
Apr 12, 2017
External Links
Slate, Register, Google Patents

Patent Summary

Patent Family

Patent Family

Patent Oppositions

Patent oppositions filed by competitors challenge the validity of a granted patent. These oppositions are typically based on claims of prior art, lack of novelty, or non-obviousness. They are a key part of the process for determining a patent's strength and enforceability.

CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status

Get instant alerts for new oppositions and patent status changes

MIKROGENJan 9, 2018KELLERADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (1) New

Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.

Citation PhasePublication NumberPublication Link
OPPOSITIONWO9731123

Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (14) New

NPL citations refer to non-patent references such as research papers, articles, or other publications cited during examination or opposition phases.

Citation PhaseReference TextLink
OPPOSITION- "Borrelia hermsii variable major protein 23 (vmp23) gene, complete cds", Nuceotide, (19961030), Database accession no. U52041, URL: NCBI, XP055454036-
OPPOSITION- "Borrelia hermsii variable major protein 4 (vmp4) gene, complete cds", Nucleotide, (19961001), Database accession no. U51926, URL: NCBI, XP055454029-
OPPOSITION- Nils Burman, "Antigenic Variation in Relapsing Fever Borrelia", UMEA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL DISSERTATION, (19940000), pages 1 - 44, XP055454023-
OPPOSITION- NORRIS et al., "High-and Low-Infectivity Phenotypes of Clonal Populations of In Vitro-Cultured Borrelia burgdorferi", Infection and Immunity, (19950600), vol. 63, no. 6, pages 2206 - 2212, XP055454046-
OPPOSITION- PLASTERK et al., "TRANSPOSITION OF STRUCTURAL GENES TO AN EXPRESSION SEQUENCE ON A LINEAR PLASMID CAUSES ANTIGENIC VARIATION IN THE BACTERIUM BORRELIA HERMSII", Nature, (19851121), vol. 318, pages 257 - 263, XP001147416
OPPOSITION- BURMAN et al., "The variable antigens Vmp7 and Vmp21 of the relapsing fever bacterium Borrelia hermsii are structurally analogous to the VSG proteins of the African trypanosome", Molecular Microbiology, (19900000), vol. 4, no. 10, pages 1715 - 1726, XP055454043
SEARCH- CARTER C J ET AL, "A FAMILY OF SURFACE-EXPOSED PROTEINS OF 20 KILODALTONS IN THE GENUS BORRELIA", INFECTION AND IMMUNITY, AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY. WASHINGTON, US, (199407), vol. 62, no. 7, ISSN 0019-9567, pages 2792 - 2799, XP009010051 [X] 1-20 * the whole document *-
SEARCH- "Complement C3 precursor (HSE-MSF) [Contains: Complement C3 beta chain; Complement C3 alpha chain; C3a anaphylatoxin; Complement C3b alpha' chain; Complement C3c fragment; Complement C3dg fragment; Complement C3g fragment; Complement C3d fragment; Complement C3, isoform Short; C3f fragment]. 671 7", UniProt, (19860721), Database accession no. P01027, URL: EBI, XP002345924 [X] 1 * the whole document *-
SEARCH- KITTEN T ET AL, "INTRAGENIC RECOMBINATION AND A CHIMERIC OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN IN THE RELAPSING FEVER AGENT BORRELIA HERMSII", JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, WASHINGTON, DC, US, (199305), vol. 175, no. 9, ISSN 0021-9193, pages 2516 - 2522, XP002946102 [A] 1-20 * the whole document *-
SEARCH- MARGOLIS N ET AL, "Homology between Borrelia burgdorferi OspC and members of the family of Borrelia hermsii variable major proteins", GENE, ELSEVIER BIOMEDICAL PRESS. AMSTERDAM, NL, (19940527), vol. 143, no. 1, ISSN 0378-1119, pages 105 - 110, XP002165398 [A] 1-20 * the whole document *
SEARCH- ZHANG J-R ET AL, "ANTIGENIC VARIATION IN LYME DISEASE BORRELIAE BY PROMISCUOUS RECOMBINATION OF VMP-LIKE SEQUENCE CASSETTES", CELL, CELL PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, NA, US, (199704), vol. 89, no. 2, ISSN 0092-8674, pages 275 - 285, XP002900265 [T] 1-20 * the whole document *
SEARCH- PLASTERK R H A ET AL, "TRANSPOSITION OF STRUCTURAL GENES TO AN EXPRESSION SEQUENCE ON A LINEAR PLASMID CAUSES ANTIGENIC VARIATION IN THE BACTERIUM BORRELIA HERMSII", NATURE, MACMILLAN JOURNALS LTD. LONDON, GB, (19851121), vol. 318, no. 6043, ISSN 0028-0836, pages 257 - 263, XP001147416 [X] 1-20 * the whole document *
SEARCH- BARBOUR A G ET AL, "VARIABLE ANTIGEN GENES OF THE RELAPSING FEVER AGENT BORRELIA HERMSII ARE ACTIVATED BY PROMOTER ADDITION", MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY, BLACKWELL SCIENTIFIC, OXFORD, GB, (1991), vol. 5, no. 2, ISSN 0950-382X, pages 489 - 493, XP009010052 [X] 1-20 * the whole document *
SEARCH- RESTREPO B I ET AL, "SUBTELOMERIC EXPRESSION REGIONS OF BORRELIA HERMSII LINEAR PLASMIDS ARE HIGHLY POLYMORPHIC", MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY, BLACKWELL SCIENTIFIC, OXFORD, GB, (1992), vol. 6, no. 22, ISSN 0950-382X, pages 3299 - 3311, XP002946101 [A] 1-20 * the whole document *

Download Citation Report

Get a free citation report including examiner, opposition, and international search citations.

Get Citation Report

Dossier Documents

The dossier documents provide a comprehensive record of the patent’s prosecution history - including filings, correspondence, and decisions made by patent offices - and are crucial for understanding the patent’s legal journey and any challenges it may have faced during examination.

  • Date

    Description

  • Get instant alerts for new documents